Starting to add some Super Sculpey

Okay. Now I am at the point where the Sculpey comes into the picture. My plan is to build the basic mass first, caring only a little about the details at this point. The main idea is to get the body to look like that of a human being. I try to get only the basic shapes such as the curve of the backside, the basic mucle structure of the chest area and arms and legs.

But the very first step is to cover the aluminium foil skeleton with a layer of Sculpey so that I can see where to begin the sculpting process.

I plan to add some detail to the first layer once I have gotten the whole figure the way I want it to be. But mostly this is going to be covered with the robes Altaïr wears and the only area that is clearly visible are the boots elow knee level.

Some progress pictures.

I am trying to build the shoulder and chest area to give the character some human-like look. This image (and the other two) show the earliest state of the Sculpey adding part where I just cover the skeleton with the paste.

And a shot from behind. I try to get the curve of the back and the bottom as soon as possible so that I won't forget them, even if they are eventually covered with the robes.


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